- September 29, 2006On Sunday, Oct. 1, grocery bills in South Carolina will be a bit smaller. That day, the state's sales tax…
- September 27, 2006As regional real estate bubbles are popping, many folks are reassessing home ownership. That's not necessarily a bad idea. True,…
- September 27, 2006The Tropical Tax Haven Heaven Cruise '06 faux commercial has left the dock! Comedy Central has corrected the glitch in…
- September 26, 2006If you watched the Colbert Report last night, you caught his "commercial" for the 2006 Colbert Cruise. The theme this…
- September 22, 2006While the fighting goes on in the Middle East and politicians and the citizens who elected them debate what moves…
- September 21, 2006Time is rapidly running out for a tax break available to purchasers of fuel-efficient autos produced by Toyota or Lexus.…
- September 20, 2006The federal funds rate, the rate that lenders charge each other on overnight loans, stays at 5.25 percent. That means…
- September 20, 2006At its meeting today, the Federal Open Market Committee is expected to leave the federal funds rate at 5.25 percent.…
- September 19, 2006I'm getting a late start today because I spent the morning at the doctor's office for my annual checkup. There's…
- September 17, 2006It's been almost a week since my cousin and I rolled back into Austin. Today, I finally pulled together the…
- September 16, 2006In reading the multitude of Ann Richards tributes, I ran across a collection of some of her memorable quotes in…
- September 14, 2006Sorry to interrupt your vacation that started when the kids finally went back to school (love that Staples "most wonderful…
- September 14, 2006Texas lost a bit of its heart and soul Wednesday night with the passing of Ann Richards. Intelligent, insightful and…
- September 13, 2006That's the order from a group of U.S. Senators to the IRS regarding the agency's use of private debt collectors…
- September 13, 2006... title an inherited IRA or get an emergency fund going or even find the right dog for you and…
- September 12, 2006My cousin Kathy and I pulled into the exurban edge of West Austin around 8 p.m. last night. We would…
- September 11, 2006Photo by Kay Bell We're in Alpine today, but just for a little while longer. We rolled into this West…
- September 11, 2006Remember Senator Ted Stevens' attempt to kill a bipartisan effort to establish a Web site where we all could easily…
- September 10, 2006Hello from the wilds of West Texas. All is going quite nicely on the trip down memory lane that my…
- September 9, 2006No, my hometown was not named for Kermit the Frog. It's a lot older than the genial green Muppet, named…
- September 8, 2006The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating more than 100 companies suspected of manipulating options awards so that executives got…
- September 7, 2006The big tax collection experiment has begun. The IRS has turned over the accounts of 12,500 delinquent taxpayers to three…
- September 6, 2006Then, how about Kermit and Pecos and Marfa? Yep, the big day, teased earlier here and here, has finally arrived. My…
- September 2, 2006Here's a Labor Day story to warm the heart of every working Jane and Joe out there. Cindy Kienow has…
- September 1, 2006I know you're sitting there at your desk, counting down the hours until the benevolent boss (we all have one…
- August 31, 2006Taxpayers who made long-distance calls in the last 3½ years can expect a refund of between $30 and $60 next…
- August 30, 2006The major consumer product manufacturers want to take away our Sunday cents-off coupons. Technically, the companies' goal, according to a…
- August 29, 2006Jack Bauer is the man to call when the country is just 24 hours away from annihilation by ultimate bad…
- August 25, 2006Albert Einstein once said that the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Now some tax…
- August 24, 2006And I so liked that goofy dog! Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm just using a pitifully poor joke to temper my…
- August 24, 2006Astronomers apparently are a lot like tax legislators. Similarity #1: The U.S. tax code often seems as complex as the…
- August 23, 2006Wowza! When it rains, it pours and today my Chevy Cavalier is spraying repair costs all over the place. As…
- August 23, 2006The 2006 sales tax holiday season is winding down. The last two late-summer events are now under way in Connecticut…
- August 22, 2006Ever wanted a Coke but had no coins for the vending machine? What about one of those that takes a…
- August 21, 2006That is indeed one of the suggestions that Northwest Airlines made to employees who might soon be without jobs. The…
- August 20, 2006After eight weeks of near-record $$$/gallon for gasoline, AAA Texas reports that Lone Star pump prices finally went down a…
- August 18, 2006The Academy Awards goodie bag gravy train has pulled into the Hollywood station for the last time. All passengers, please…
- August 17, 2006If you're a fan of the Prius and you want to take full advantage of the new tax credit available…
- August 16, 2006Yeah, you've already read about the Senate pimp tax in this earlier blog posting. Now, Jon Stewart has caught up…
- August 15, 2006Last month's horrendous heat wave might have lessened its grip on the United States a bit, but the arrival of…